Brookfield attorney William Gleisner is the recipient of the 2022 President's Award presented by the State Bar of Wisconsin.
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Asked & Answered: Dietrich ready to tackle civility and mental health among Wisconsin lawyers
Newly elected State Bar president, Dean Dietrich has over 40 years of experience practicing in Wisconsin’s legal industry.
Read More »Quarles attorneys honored as Wisconsin Law Foundation Fellows
Quarles & Brady announced that three of its attorneys have been inducted as Wisconsin Law Foundation Fellows. Stacy Alexejun, Fred Gants and Michael Levey were honored on May 5 at a dinner in Madison.
Read More »Dietrich defeats Danner in State Bar presidential race
On April 22, the elections for State Bar of Wisconsin president ended with Dean Dietrich securing 1,850 votes to John Danner’s 1,231.
Read More »AWL & MBA Wine Tasting with the State Bar of WI (PHOTOS)
In a sold-out networking event Thursday, the Association for Women Lawyers hosted a wine tasting with the State Bar of Wisconsin at The Ruby Tap in Wauwatosa.
Read More »Cast your ballot in the 2021 State Bar elections
Voting is open in the 2021 State Bar of Wisconsin elections.
Read More »Court approves changes to emeritus membership status, more practice time for law students
The Wisconsin Supreme Court approved changes to emeritus membership status at the State Bar of Wisconsin and re-established a rule to allow more supervised practice time for law students.
Read More »State Bar defends petition to change emeritus status, offer new Senior Active membership
State Bar of Wisconsin officials are defending a petition that seeks to modify the bar membership status of older members, a proposal opposed by the Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners.
Read More »Wills for Heroes goes virtual, offers more services during pandemic
In many ways, the COVID-19 pandemic has helped the pro bono Wills for Heroes program make more of a difference than ever.
Read More »Outagamie County Judge Greg Gill joins race for District III Court of Appeals
The Outagamie Circuit Court Judge Greg Gill Jr. is running for the District III Court of Appeals.
Read More »Hickey, Ohiku accept nominations in race for State Bar president-elect
The attorneys Margaret Wrenn Hickey and Odalo J. Ohiku have accepted nominations to run for the 2021 State Bar of Wisconsin president-elect.
Read More »State Bar helps lawyers with COVID-19 difficulties
The State Bar of Wisconsin is working to help lawyers with both personal and professional difficulties brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Legal services essential under statewide Safer at Home order
Legal services are defined as essential businesses and operations under Gov. Tony Evers' Safer at Home order issued on Tuesday.
Read More »High court issues order on changes to default-judgment rule
The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently issued an order adopting a modification to the state’s default-judgment rule.
Read More »Public interest lawyer breaks 10-year streak of male bar presidents
For the first time in a decade, the State Bar of Wisconsin’s next president will be a woman.
Read More »Wisconsin attorney general rips state bar for awarding felon
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel lashed out at the state bar association on Wednesday for nominating a lawyer convicted in a sexual assault years ago for a prestigious award, saying the decision sends a horrible message to victims.
Read More »High court: Granting petition not in best interests of lawyers, state
The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently issued an order this week outlining its decision to deny a petition that would have reined in how the State Bar of Wisconsin can spend the dues that lawyers must pay when they are licensed to practice in the state.
Read More »LEGAL CENTS: Marketing in a mobile world
For many people, the smartphone has become almost a new appendage.
Read More »Preparing for the worst: Don’t wait until disaster strikes to have an action plan
For days after a fire destroyed Jen Hanna’s law office, she returned to the charred pit, hoping to meet the clients she could no longer contact.
Read More »Milwaukee attorneys seek to lead State Bar
A shareholder at Davis & Kuelthau SC and the general counsel at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC will square off in the 2015 race to lead the State Bar of Wisconsin.
Read More »LEGAL CENTS: Finding ways to earn CLE on the cheap
I’m going to pass on the State Bar of Wisconsin’s “Ultimate Pass” for continuing legal education.
Read More »A year at the top
Serving as president of the State Bar of Wisconsin is like riding a Ferris wheel that goes around only once.
Read More »Quarles’ Friedman PAVEs way to success
As a new attorney, Jim Friedman heard colleagues’ stories about Charles L. Goldberg, a Marquette University Law School alumnus who went on to head the State Bar of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Bar and Fellows of the American Bar Foundation.
Hidden threat: Lawyers cautioned on potential ethical pitfalls of metadata
There’s a potential ethical threat lurking in electronic documents.
State Bar develops briefs checklist
An ad hoc committee of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Appellate Practice Section has developed a checklist to assist lawyers and litigants in writing and filing briefs with the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.
Read More »Cutting the cord: Attorneys weigh risks when breaking ties with troublesome clients
Glendale solo practitioner Randy Enochs hates to turn away business, even if it means catering to a combative client.
Read More »Editorial: Dues debate drowns in silence
Lawyers are impassioned debaters, but not, apparently, when it comes to their wallets.
Read More »State Bar members reveal struggles with pressure, work-life balance
Many attorneys in state don’t realize how much they pay in annual bar dues and are dealing with challenges of pressure and work-life balance, according to the results of a State Bar of Wisconsin study.
Read More »State Supreme Court approves BBE, OLR budgets
State Bar dues may spike more than 15 percent next year, but assessments imposed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court will drop, albeit slightly.
Read More »Candidates to vie for Board of Governors’ open seats
On Tuesday, the State Bar of Wisconsin released its list of candidates for 16 open seats on the Board of Governors.
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